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Chapter 3

Participation in budget setting

 More realistic budgets
Imposed on budget holder by senior
managers  Improved motivation

 Improved divisional managers’
understanding

 Frees up senior managers’ time

 Avoids dysfunctional behaviour
and budgetary slack

 Quick

 Senior managers retain control
Divisional managers set the budget
 Senior managers understand
needs of whole organisation

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